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Water Quality Monitoring on the Upper Strawberry River Project 07-1000. Dr. Jennifer Bouldin and Teresa Brueggen Arkansas State University Ecotoxicology Research Facility Jonesboro Arkansas. Sampling sites. Fulton County. Salem. Greasy Creek. Little Strawberry. Sandy Creek. Overview.
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Water Quality Monitoring on the Upper Strawberry River Project 07-1000 Dr. Jennifer Bouldin and Teresa Brueggen Arkansas State University Ecotoxicology Research Facility Jonesboro Arkansas
Sampling sites Fulton County Salem Greasy Creek Little Strawberry Sandy Creek
Overview • Major headwater streams in the upper Strawberry River watershed • Little Strawberry (LS) • Sandy Creek (SC) • Greasy Creek (GC) • Above and below BMP implementation • Surface Water Quality Tests • Nutrients • Ortho-Phosphates • Nitrites • Nitrates • Total Suspended Solids http://arkansas-dar.org/strawberryriver.htm
Little Strawberry River Subwatershed • Largest subwatershed of the Strawberry River
LS 2009 TSS Data 1.14”
Greasy Creek Subwatershed • 2nd largest subwatershed of the Strawberry River
Sandy Creek Subwatershed • Smallest subwatershed of the Strawberry River
SC 2009 Nutrient Data 1.14”
SC 2009 TSS Data 1.14”
High and Mean Values: Pre-BMP 2008 and 2009
High and Mean Values: Pre-BMP 2008 and 2009